Alex Karras

Two years ago, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was named the NFL's most valuable player and hailed as one of the best comeback stories in sports.

On Tuesday, the league made a strikingly different example of him.

Instead of allowing Peterson to return after nine weeks of paid suspension for lashing his 4-year-old son with a tree switch, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell banned him for at least the rest of the season without pay, in part saying he wasn't remorseful enough for punishing a child that way.

The full-season suspension of one of the league's biggest stars underscores Goodell's commitment to enforcing the personal conduct policy he put in place,...

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Two years ago, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was named the NFL's most valuable player and hailed as one of the best comeback stories in sports.
On Tuesday, the league made a strikingly different example of him.
Instead of allowing...